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.UNITED STATES 1,671,968 PATENT OFFICE.

a'AMEs WJRRYCE, or RL'ooMEIE'Ln, AND A'nbR'E-WM. memo-N, or EAST ORANGE,

NEW JERSEY, nssIGNoRs To INTERNATIONAL r1MR REoo n'ING COMPANY or NEWYORK, or ENDICOTT, NEW' YORK, A ooRPoRAT-IoN on NEW YORK.

TIME RECORDER.

Application filed July as,

The present invention is; directed to the proi ision of an improvementin the so called dial type of time recorder to the general end that themachine may besimplified and bet ten-adapted to meet the demands ofusers who do not require the largejdial machmes now in general use.Dialmachines as heretofore constructed have utilized a drum upon whichthe record sheet is 'supporte d. The index or manual has been mounted topermit acomplete rotation thereof in order to rotate the drum andposition the record to receive the time impression. Inthe present,invention the record sheet is supported upon a rock-ing sector. The-manual is adapted to rock this sector and is arranged so that thecapacity of the machine is obtained by the movement of the manual over asectors'cale instead of over a circular scale as heretofore. Thisconstruction permits .a much more compact and less expensiveconstructioi'r than heretofore attained. A

[Farther objects of the present invention reside inthe improvement inthe means for actuating the printing couple to make time imprints. lVithdialmachines as heretofore used, the printing waseifected by depressingthe manual and theopelfating Connections to the printing coupleextended. through the manual shaft or adjacent thereto. ,In. the

. present embodiment the operating connections include an index elementonnthe manual and a common bail within thecasing which is adapted tobestrujck by said element when the manual is depressed. I Thisarrangement of parts simplifies the con- ,StlliCljiOIl. 7

Further objects reside in the provision of improved and simplifiedmeans, for shifting the platen in one direction by the manual and in adifferent direction by a simple setting lever. i I

.A.further object of thepresent invention resides in the provision ofsupply rolls and a tear offlrnife device and a takeup roll on saidplatenandins'ertable means for operating the same whereby theindividualrecords may be.d rawn on and severed, or whereby the records may bewound up from time to time uponth'e take up roll by themanipiil'ationofthe insertable means.

Other objects residein theprovision of certain improvements .in thedetails of construction which will be more. fully set forth i323. Seria1 No. 654, 310.

in the appended specification and claims and shqwn in t he drawingswhich show a preferred embodiment of the invention.

a In the drawings:

Fig. l is a perspective view of the machine;

Fig. 2 shows a sample of the printed rec- 0rd sheet; i I

F 3 is a side elevation of the machine with anpr the casing removed toshow the mechanism;

Fig. 4 is a'detail View taken on line 44 m 5 is an enlarged detail sideview shewing the manual displaced to effect the printing operation; p

Fig. 6 is a detail view taken on line 6 6 ofFig'. 4:; a a L ,Fig. 7 is adetail top view of the parts which cooperate with the manual and withthe printing coupleyand y y is a detail of the insertable key foradvancing the record sheet on the sector. I -more .detail, the machinecomprises a easing l0 witha suitably locked door 11 at one-side to giveaccess to the record-sheet. Mounted within the casing is aclock movementof any approved type indicated at 12 3) and having hands and dial 13visibleat the front of and without the casing. The clocks movement alsois adapted to drivefa universally jointed time shaft 14 which,,in turndrives the time type wheels 15. This part of the mechanism whichincludes hour and minute wheels with intermediate driving connections isof convent onal type and requires no detailed description. .Thetypewheels and associated devices are carried by a frame 16 (Fig. a). Agross shaft 17 supports one end ofthe frame and'theother is resilientlysupported by a spring l8j depen ding from shaft 19.

.The type are inked by an endless ink ribbon 20 and therelative movementof the printcouple is adapted to print upon the record .sneet by rockingthe. frame about shaft it. Such lQCkIDgQIHOXQIDGIll also through link 21draws up the spring retractedpawl .device22 so that subsequently thepawl may be advanced by its spring and through ratchet 22 advance theinking ribbon.

1 Shafts .17 and 19 arev supported by frame members 23 which alsosupport a rock shaft '24. Slidably mounted on this rock shaft arespacedsector plates which support a printing platen 26 and record supply andtake up rolls 2728.

In the ordinary use of the recorder,cthe take up roll is not utilized,but therecords are removed daily. Access to the end of the record stripis secured by opening the locked door 11. The custodian of the ma-.chine grasps and pulls out the end of the record strip until a freshrecord is over the platen. A spring tensioned tear off knife 29 isprovided which overlies the record strip and permits the end containingthe printed record to be torn off. The finger portions 30 of the tearoff knife apply tension to the strip and retain it in position upon theplaten.

'The take .up roll is utilized when it is not desired to remove therecords daily. .Under these conditions the end of the record strip issecured'to the take up roll. A suitable key 31 is provided which may beinserted through'an opening 32in the case of the machine, so as toengage the end of the take up roll shaft (see Fig. 8). By turning thekey the completed record may be drawn off and wound up on the take uproll.

In order to rock the record sheet platen, I provide a manual 33 having ahub slotted to engage a pin upon the end of the rock shaft. If desired,the manual may be removed by removing a knurled knob 34.

; Thereafter the rock shaftwill be inaccessible since it is entirelywithin the housing. The sector plates 25 are free upon the rock shaft topermit the lateral displacement of-the platen along the shaft for makingin and out records. In order to rock the sector plates and their platenupon the rocking of shaft, a hub 35 is fast to the shaft and providedwith anarm 36 which extends into a notch 37 in one of the sector plates,thereby causing the sector plates and platento be rocked by adjustingthe manual. Such rocking may be effected irrespective of the lateraldismove plates 40 and the platen structure 1 connected thereto.

The manual is adapted to sweep over an indicating scale 41. Adjacent thenumbers of this scale are arcuately arranged holes 42 through which apin 43 adjacent the index end of the manual is adapted to pass upon thepressing inwardly of the manual.

To obviate the provision of an extra pivot upon the manual and to permitthe depression thereof, the manual is preferably formed of resilientmaterial such as sheet metal.

The pin 43 when depressed through the holes in the casing strikes anarcuate shaped bail44 and rocks the latter about supportingshaft 45. Toprovide rigidity of support for the bail, four rock arms 46, 47, 48 and49 (Fig. .7) are provided.- One of the arms'is extended i-earwardly at50 and provided with a'shoulder extending over a set screw 51 andcarried by the printing couple frame 16. The arm 47 is also providedwith a bell striking mechanism 52. The inward displacement'of the, bailrocks the printing mechanism downwardly and prints the time upon thepreviously-selected portion of the record sheet.

lVhat we claim is:

1. In a time recorder including in combination with time type wheels; ashaft, a

rocking platen structure slidably supported upon said shaft, means forrocking said.

platen on said shaft, said means including a manual fixed to saidshaft,and a member fixed to said shaft and slidably engaging a part of saidplaten structure whereby rocking of the platen may be effected in any ofthe lateral positions of'the platen on said shaft. I

2. In a time recorder including time type wheels, a shaft, a rockingplaten including a'pair of spaced supporting side plates slidablymounted upon said shaft, means for rocking. said platen about saidshaft, said means including a pivotal manualupon said shaft andan armconnected to the manual a'nd'interengaging a notch in one of said sideplates, said arm and notch permitting the lateral displacement oftheplaten on the shaft.

a 3. In a time recorder, in combination with a sector shaped rockingplaten carrying record material, a supporting shaft therefor,

said platen being slidable laterally adjustable on said shaft, means foreffecting said lateral adjustment, said means including a pair of spacedplates connected to said rocking platen, a bell crank and a lever andpin lot) carried thereby andengaged between said 7 plates. 7

4. A time recorder having a sector shaped platen, a sector shaped dialand a pivotally mounted manual adapted to sweep over the sector dial andselectively rock said platen,

an in and out setting lever having connections to laterally displacesaid platen, time type wheels adjacent said platen and means for forcingsaid wheels against record material carried onthe platen, said meanscomprising an actua-tingelement adapted to be struck by a part upon theindex end of the manual upon the depression of such manual.

5. In a time recorder having time type wheels and a record carryingplaten constituting a printing couple, a casing therefor, a pivotallymounted manual disposed with out said casing, connections including asupporting shaft for the manual for selectively shifting the platen withrespect to the type wheels, and actuating connections operable throughopenings in said casing by and upon the depression of the pivotalmanual, which said openings are disposed at a point remote from saidshaft for effecting relative movements of the parts of the printingcouple to thereby impress time records upon the record sheet.

6. In a time recorder having time type wheels and a record carryingplaten constituting a printing couple, a casing therefor, a pivotallymounted manual, a shaft upon which said manual is carried, means forselectively rocking said platen by the rocking of the manual and shaftto position different portions of the record sheet under the time typewheels, a plurality of arcuately disposed holes in said casing, meanscarried by the manual and displaceable through said holes uponthedepression of the manual,

and means within the casing and coacting with the aforesaid means in allof the various pivotal positions of the manual for effecting a relativemovement of the parts of the printing couple to make time imprints uponthe record sheet.

7. In a time recorder having type wheels and a platen structure, apivotally mounted manual with provisions for rocking the platen tovarious positions upon the pivotal positioning of said manual, a membercarried by the manual at a position spaced from the pivotal axis ofthemanual and upon the index side thereof, a casing having arcuatelydisposed index holes through which said member is adapted to beprojected upon the depression of the manual, a rock member disposedwithin said casing and engaged by said last mentioned member, and meansoperable by said rock member for pressing the type wheels into printingcontact with the record upon the platen.

8. In a time recorder, in combination with a time printing wheel and arecord car rying platen constituting a printing couple, a pivotallydisplaceable manual for rocking said platen, said manual beingdepressible to effect a relative movementof the parts of the printingcouple for impressing time imprints upon the record sheet, and means foractuating said couple from the manual, said means including an arcuatebail adapted to be engaged by a member carried upon and adjacent theindex end of the manual upon the depression thereof.

9. In a time recorder having time type wheels in combination with arecord carrying sector shaped platen, a manual operatively connected torock said platen upon the pivotal displacement thereof, a shift leverfor laterally shifting said platen and operative connections betweensaid shift lever and platen adapted to permit the rocking of said platenby said manual including a pair of spaced plates carried by the platenstructure and a pin carried by the shift lever and engaging between saidplates.

In testimony whereof we hereto affix our signatures.

JAMES IV. BRYCE. ANDREWV M. ROBINSON.

